Program Analyst, Senior

Professional Solutions Delivered•Arlington, VA

About The Position

Professional Solutions Delivered, LLC (ProSoDel) is seeking a Senior Program Analyst to support the USMC Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) G-9 Directorate and the Common Output Level of Service (COLS) program. The role coordinates recurring program requirements and reporting across Headquarters, Regions, and Installations; supports collection, review, validation, analysis, and communication of cost, performance, and risk information; and provides functional and customer-facing application support. The analyst works with Government program managers, senior leaders, regional and installation personnel, subject matter experts, and technical staff to support program decisions and resource requirements. The position supports quarterly performance submissions, annual planned cost estimates, annual updates to COLS functional information and metrics, Headquarters COLS1/Low Risk recommendations, and installation target development. It also supports the Commander’s Organizational Risk Estimate (CORE) and Base Operating Support (BOS) reports, application modernization requirements, cost and performance data reviews, executive reporting, training, working groups, and process improvements. Analysis includes out-year labor and other-than-labor cost estimates, use of DoW cost-estimation techniques and statistical methods, and review of results against empirical data. Recommendations must adhere to MIL-STD-3022 guidelines for VV&A for decision support. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC). Employment is contingent on successfully completing a T1/Public Trust background investigation and drug screen. Travel within and outside the continental United States may be required.

Requirements

At least 10 years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree, or at least 5 years of experience and a master’s degree.
Strong customer service, stakeholder engagement, and interpersonal skills, including experience supporting customers across multiple organizational levels.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and the ability to explain technical, financial, and operational concepts to diverse audiences.
Experience coordinating recurring program tasks, reporting cycles, schedules, stakeholder submissions, and cross-functional activities.
Skill in developing executive-level correspondence, reports, and briefings and communicating with senior military leaders, including O-6 and above, commanders, staff, and peers.
Ability to engage stakeholders with competing priorities, facilitate working groups, deliver training, and promote adoption of enterprise processes or information systems.
Ability to connect enterprise application requirements and data outputs with program performance, risk, cost, and resource-management decisions.
Ability to travel within and outside the continental United States as required.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC).
Successful completion of a T1/Public Trust background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

DoW PPBEA experience, including familiarity with POM development, budget formulation and execution, program assessment, resource justification, and budget defense.
Experience explaining DoW financial management processes to non-financial audiences and connecting operational data to resource-planning decisions.
Experience supporting Marine Corps installations, base operating support programs, COLS, or comparable DoW program-management efforts.
Familiarity with PBIS, DAI, or comparable DoW financial and programming systems.
Experience supporting application modernization or functional requirements development.
USMC or other military service experience.
Active DoW clearance.

Responsibilities

Coordinate recurring program requirements, schedules, tasking instructions, submissions, issue resolution, reviews, and closeout across Headquarters, Regions, and Installations.
Coordinate quarterly performance submissions, including collection, regional review and validation, Headquarters Program Manager review, status monitoring, user guidance, and administrative closeout.
Coordinate the annual Planned Cost Estimate task, including guidance, collection of labor and other-than-labor estimates, stakeholder coordination, discrepancy resolution, and validation.
Coordinate annual updates to functional information, cost and performance metrics, assessment questions, definitions, risk narratives, business rules, and reporting requirements with subject matter experts.
Coordinate annual Headquarters COLS1/Low Risk recommendations in alignment with financial guidance from the latest POM cycle and current COMMCICOM priorities; prepare materials for Government leadership review and approval.
Coordinate annual installation target development for categories not designated as Headquarters COLS1/Low Risk priorities, and obtain and route justification for installation targets below a Headquarters-recommended COLS Level 1.
Support development of CORE and BOS reports through data collection, coordination, validation, analysis support, and briefing preparation.
Provide customer-facing application administration and functional support, including account provisioning, access management, issue identification, troubleshooting, escalation, and operational guidance.
Facilitate information and feedback between Installations, Regions, and Headquarters, communicating findings, corrections, and outcomes to data contributors.
Promote sustained COLS adoption by identifying reporting needs, explaining the value of submitted data, addressing stakeholder concerns, and maintaining meaningful feedback.
Translate application functionality, development requirements, technical limitations, and updates into clear operational terms for nontechnical users; explain how performance, cost, and risk information supports DoW PPBEA.
Facilitate communities of interest, working groups, stakeholder meetings, and training; prepare written guidance and presentations.
Gather, document, and validate functional requirements for application modernization, including workflows, data imports, reports, dashboards, and usability improvements; coordinate with developers and technical specialists without performing software engineering responsibilities.
Coordinate reviews of cost and performance information against financial and programming data, including PBIS and DAI, working with technical and financial subject matter experts to identify inconsistencies and improve reliability.
Prepare executive correspondence, monthly status reports, In-Progress Reviews, milestone updates, risk summaries, and decision-support briefings for MCICOM G-9 leadership.
Review procedures, guidance, and business rules; recommend changes to orders, directives, and policies through appropriate Government channels; support approved process improvements.
Provide planning and meeting support for workshops, training, and other designated events, including agendas, coordination, materials, and follow-up actions.
Analyze out-year OTL and labor cost estimate data across organizational levels, ensuring validation, consistency, and decision-making accuracy in coordination with BOS Study efforts.
Review analytic results with subject matter experts for consistency with empirical data.
Use DoW cost-estimation techniques, statistical methods, and cost-driver data for analysis; ensure recommendations adhere to MIL-STD-3022 VV&A guidelines for decision support.
Perform related work as assigned.